Camilla

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Camilla or Camila is a feminine given name. It originates as the feminine of camillus, a term for a youth serving as acolyte in the ritual of ancient Roman religion, which may be of Etruscan origin. Hypocorisms of the name include Milly, Millie, and Milla.

From Wikipedia

Camilla first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 1,224 babies (rank #271 that year). In 2024 it was given to 951 girls (rank #324). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Camilla

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Camilla yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

29,426

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,224

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Crown: Camilla Parker Bowles

Famous people named Camilla

Camilla Bellefilm actor · b. 1986
Camilla Läckbergnovelist · b. 1974
Camilla Collettwomen's rights activist · b. 1813
Camilla Herremhandball player · b. 1986
Camilla Luddingtonmotion capture acting · b. 1983

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	6	#755
1881	11	#512
1882	12	#531
1883	12	#563
1884	16	#521
1885	15	#559
1886	14	#609
1887	18	#527
1888	15	#665
1889	14	#690
1890	22	#559
1891	19	#612
1892	21	#619
1893	21	#632
1894	24	#598
1895	30	#539
1896	29	#567
1897	22	#662
1898	31	#581
1899	36	#492
1900	40	#532
1901	26	#616
1902	23	#716
1903	34	#558
1904	34	#578
1905	37	#571
1906	32	#634
1907	46	#530
1908	28	#730
1909	43	#587
1910	46	#621
1911	41	#676
1912	70	#577
1913	75	#595
1914	88	#608
1915	129	#565
1916	135	#577
1917	116	#633
1918	170	#538
1919	121	#633
1920	132	#622
1921	134	#641
1922	139	#625
1923	147	#599
1924	138	#637
1925	123	#666
1926	107	#698
1927	103	#712
1928	129	#620
1929	125	#613
1930	114	#646
1931	110	#631
1932	114	#624
1933	111	#616
1934	83	#732
1935	107	#629
1936	97	#672
1937	114	#636
1938	108	#662
1939	126	#599
1940	123	#636
1941	127	#628
1942	127	#663
1943	124	#683
1944	219	#484
1945	126	#654
1946	144	#663
1947	147	#699
1948	159	#661
1949	145	#704
1950	155	#689
1951	139	#744
1952	133	#775
1953	122	#837
1954	144	#780
1955	156	#763
1956	125	#894
1957	110	#989
1958	132	#888
1959	138	#883
1960	153	#832
1961	158	#840
1962	141	#890
1963	166	#803
1964	173	#786
1965	159	#784
1966	145	#826
1967	163	#772
1968	139	#868
1969	175	#766
1970	154	#867
1971	125	#1,000
1972	135	#918
1973	128	#943
1974	123	#992
1975	103	#1,128
1976	111	#1,091
1977	95	#1,257
1978	140	#986
1979	118	#1,136
1980	102	#1,269
1981	128	#1,090
1982	124	#1,132
1983	131	#1,060
1984	101	#1,260
1985	120	#1,179
1986	110	#1,242
1987	130	#1,137
1988	125	#1,204
1989	117	#1,326
1990	105	#1,486
1991	118	#1,371
1992	127	#1,323
1993	146	#1,185
1994	132	#1,288
1995	155	#1,131
1996	141	#1,238
1997	165	#1,134
1998	166	#1,141
1999	153	#1,232
2000	167	#1,196
2001	226	#961
2002	212	#1,023
2003	271	#890
2004	265	#913
2005	290	#874
2006	330	#823
2007	399	#730
2008	487	#634
2009	552	#552
2010	591	#506
2011	649	#458
2012	707	#442
2013	767	#400
2014	893	#363
2015	874	#374
2016	976	#342
2017	1,060	#308
2018	1,099	#303
2019	1,224	#271
2020	1,169	#263
2021	1,041	#307
2022	1,018	#314
2023	924	#336
2024	951	#324